diff --git a/test-app/tests/plugins/column-reordering/rendering-test.gts b/test-app/tests/plugins/column-reordering/rendering-test.gts
index 3a9baef0..139f05e4 100644
--- a/test-app/tests/plugins/column-reordering/rendering-test.gts
+++ b/test-app/tests/plugins/column-reordering/rendering-test.gts
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ module('Plugins | columnReordering', function (hooks) {
     });
   });
 
-  module('with a preferences adapter', function (hooks) {
+  module('with a preferences adapter and previously saved preferences', function (hooks) {
     let preferences: null | PreferencesData = {};
 
     class DefaultOptions extends Context {
@@ -532,4 +532,85 @@ module('Plugins | columnReordering', function (hooks) {
     });
   });
 
+  module('with a preferences adapter and no previously saved preferences', function (hooks) {
+    let preferences: null | PreferencesData = {};
+
+    class DefaultOptions extends Context {
+      table = headlessTable(this, {
+        columns: () => this.columns,
+        data: () => DATA,
+        plugins: [ColumnReordering, ColumnVisibility],
+        preferences: {
+          key: 'test-preferences',
+          adapter: {
+            persist: (_key: string, data: PreferencesData) => {
+              preferences = data;
+            },
+            restore: (key: string) => ({})
+          }
+        }
+      });
+    }
+
+    hooks.beforeEach(async function () {
+      preferences = null;
+      ctx = new DefaultOptions();
+      setOwner(ctx, this.owner);
+
+      await render(
+        // @ts-ignore
+        <template>
+          <TestComponentA @ctx={{ctx}} />
+        </template>
+      );
+    });
+
+    test('changing column order with `set all` updates preferences', async function (assert) {
+      assert.strictEqual(getColumnOrder(), 'A B C D', 'pre-test setup');
+
+      let order = new ColumnOrder({
+        columns: () =>
+          [
+            { key: 'D' },
+            { key: 'C' },
+            { key: 'B' },
+            { key: 'A' },
+          ] as Column[],
+        existingOrder: new Map([
+          ['A', 3],
+          ['B', 2],
+          ['C', 1],
+          ['D', 0],
+        ]),
+      });
+
+      // @ts-expect-error
+      setColumnOrder(ctx.table, order);
+
+      assert.deepEqual(preferences, {
+        "plugins": {
+          "column-reordering": {
+            "columns": {},
+            "table": {
+              "order": {
+                "A": 3,
+                "B": 2,
+                "C": 1,
+                "D": 0
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "column-visibility": {
+            "columns": {
+              "A": {},
+              "B": {},
+              "C": {},
+              "D": {}
+            },
+            "table": {}
+          }
+        }
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/test-app/tests/plugins/column-resizing/rendering-test.gts b/test-app/tests/plugins/column-resizing/rendering-test.gts
index 67459404..5222f154 100644
--- a/test-app/tests/plugins/column-resizing/rendering-test.gts
+++ b/test-app/tests/plugins/column-resizing/rendering-test.gts
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ module('Plugins | resizing', function (hooks) {
     });
   });
 
-  module('with a preferences adapter', function (hooks) {
+  module('with a preferences adapter and previously saved preferences', function (hooks) {
       let preferences: null | PreferencesData = {};
 
       class DefaultOptions extends Context {
@@ -353,6 +353,89 @@ module('Plugins | resizing', function (hooks) {
     });
   });
 
+  module('with a preferences adapter and no previously saved preferences', function (hooks) {
+    let preferences: null | PreferencesData = {};
+
+    class DefaultOptions extends Context {
+      table = headlessTable(this, {
+        columns: () => this.columns,
+        data: () => [] as unknown[],
+        plugins: [ColumnResizing],
+        preferences: {
+          key: 'test-preferences',
+          adapter: {
+            persist: (_key: string, data: PreferencesData) => {
+              preferences = data;
+            },
+            restore: (key: string) => ({})
+          }
+        }
+      });
+    }
+
+    hooks.beforeEach(function () {
+      preferences = null;
+      ctx = new DefaultOptions();
+      setOwner(ctx, this.owner);
+    });
+
+    test('it resizes each column and persists the new widths in the preferences', async function (assert) {
+      ctx.setContainerWidth(1000);
+      await render(
+        <template>
+          <TestComponentA @ctx={{ctx}} />
+        </template>
+      )
+
+      const [columnA, columnB, columnC, columnD] = getColumns();
+
+      debugAssert(`columnA doesn't exist`, columnA);
+      debugAssert(`columnB doesn't exist`, columnB);
+      debugAssert(`columnC doesn't exist`, columnC);
+      debugAssert(`columnD doesn't exist`, columnD);
+
+      // Columns all have the same default width since there are no previusly saved preferences to restore
+      assert.equal(width(columnA), 250, 'col A has expected width before resize');
+      assert.equal(width(columnB), 250, 'col B has expected width before resize');
+      assert.equal(width(columnC), 250, 'col C has expected width before resize');
+      assert.equal(width(columnD), 250, 'col D has expected width before resize');
+
+      await requestAnimationFrameSettled();
+
+      // move the the resize handler between columns A & B 200px to the right
+      // increasing the width of column A and decreasing the width of columns
+      // to the right , while respecting the min width (128px)
+      await dragRight(columnB, 200);
+
+      assert.equal(width(columnA), 450, 'col A has expected width after resize');
+      assert.equal(width(columnB), 128, 'col B has expected width after resize');
+      assert.equal(width(columnC), 172, 'col C has expected width after resize');
+      assert.equal(width(columnD), 250, 'col D has expected width after resize');
+
+      assert.deepEqual(preferences, {
+        "plugins": {
+          "column-resizing": {
+            "columns": {
+              "A": {
+                "width": "450"
+              },
+              "B": {
+                "width": "128"
+              },
+              "C": {
+                "width": "172"
+              },
+              "D": {
+                "width": "250"
+              },
+            },
+            "table": {}
+          }
+        }
+      }, 'column widths saved in preferences');
+    });
+  });
+
   module('with options that affect resize behavior', function (hooks) {
     module('handlePosition (default)', function (hooks) {
       class DefaultOptions extends Context {